One More Game For The Edmonton Oilers

from Mark Spector of Sportsnet,
Edmonton spanked the Florida Panthers 5-1 in Game 6 on Friday, treating a fabulous fan base to a delicious buffet of offence. Twelve players (including the goalie) registered a point — and amazingly, none of them were named Connor McDavid.
After two four-point nights in Games 4 and 5, the pointless McDavid emerged from his phone booth as a rabid defender in Game 6. He saved a goal by hauling down Sasha Barkov, and was as stern a defender on Friday as he had been potent on offence in the previous two games.
This, folks, is what a captain is supposed to look like. Close your eyes and he’s like Sidney Crosby — only faster.
“He’s the face of this comeback for us. He’s pulled the whole group back in this series,” said Mattias Janmark, whose fingerprints were all over this Game 6 victory. “I’m just happy for us others to get on the board, win a game and try to do the same next game.”…
They say there is no momentum carried over from game to game in a Stanley Cup Final. But the Oilers are a freight train, chugging downhill towards a Florida team that had held up pretty well until Friday, but now appears rattled.
As the kids say, Edmonton is a wagon. Surely, they have momentum now, no?
“We have belief. I think that’s the word I want to use,” said Zach Hyman, who is back scoring again. “Every game you win it gets stronger, and the outside belief from other people, they start believing too. A lot of people weren’t so interested in this Final when it was 0-3, but now I’m sure a lot of people will be tuning in.
“That’s why sports is amazing, because the unthinkable can happen,” continued hockey’s most published story-teller.
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